Although Apple is calling it Wi-Fi +4G, it will not be 4G in Australia. The Wi-Fi + 4G model is LTE 700, 2100 MHz, whereas the “4G” Telstra uses is on the 1800MHz band. It’ll still be quick though, on HSPA+ and DC-HSDPA.

New iPad price and availability

The new iPad is priced at US$499 for 16GB, US$599 for 32GB, US$699 for 64GB. And US$629, US$729, and US$829 for 4G. The same prices as iPad 2. Pre-order starts today, and it too has a launch date of March 16. Australia is in on the March 16 launch date, placing us at the very front of the queue, what with our place in time on the world clock.

In addition to going on sale in Australia on March 16, the new iPad will go on sale in the US, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Switzerland, UK and the US Virgin Islands.

Australian pricing is as follows:

Wi-Fi – 16GB – $539

Wi-Fi – 32GB – $649

Wi-Fi – 64GB – $759

Wi-Fi + 4G 16GB – $679

Wi-Fi + 4G 32GB – $789

Wi-Fi + 4G 64GB – $899

By comparison, at launch the iPad 2 pricing was:

Wi-Fi 16GB – $629

Wi-Fi32GB – $759

Wi-Fi64GB – $879

Wi-Fi + 3G16GB – $799

Wi-Fi + 3G32GB – $928

Wi-Fi + 3G 64GB – $1,049

The iPad 2 is to stay on sale, with pricing from $429.

At the time of writing, 7.22 am EDST, the Apple store is still down, while the new products are loaded, so there’s no pre-ordering just yet.

UPDATE: 7.30 am, the Apple store is back online, and ready for your, ahhh, new iPad desire.

At this point, there’s no new name for the new iPad, indeed on the Apple site, it’s simply called the new iPad. It’s tagline – “resolutionary”. Cute? Forced? Storage sizes are the same as the iPad 2 – 16GB, 32GB, 64GB.

Scott Fitzgerald started TechStyles in 2010, after 5 years of running the GadgetGuy website, so gadgets and tech have been a big part of his life for quite a while now. Prior to that he edited the Macquarie Dictionary, Travelmate.com.au and NeeditNow.com. Find Scott on Google+